Shirt wrapper and collar support



Aug. 3, 1954 M. GLAZER ET AL 2,635,403

SHIRT WRAPPER AND COLLAR SUPPORT Filed Dec. 18, 1951 Ala 5e GLAZEBJAMfSfBYEl/M BY A ATTORNEY 52 2.5. INVENTOR Patented Aug. 3, 1954 SHIRTWRAPPER AND COLLAR SUPPORT Meyer Glazer and James E. Byrum, Norfolk,Va.,

assignors to Princess Anne Cartons, Inc., Norfolk, Va.

Application December 18, 1951, Serial No. 262,256

2 Claims.

This invention relates to shirt envelopes such as are used by laundriesin packing shirts for delivery after laundering, and it has for itsprincipal purpose to provide in one, inexpensive unit an envelope forthe shirt and a form supporting the collar thereof against crushing whenpackaged by the laundry, or later, when stored by the owner.

The collar supporting device is formed in a novel manner from the bodyof the envelope and protects the collar from above as well as furnishingsupport from below to maintain the freshly laundered shape of thecollar. A further object of the invention is to support the collarneckband on both sides thereof, with simple and effective means providedfor tying these supports together to obtain their combined strength insupporting the collar, This is a particularly advantageous feature whenthe collar has been starched.

Other novel features and details of construction will be evident fromthe accompanying specification and drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a planview of the envelope blank before it is folded.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the folded blank.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the blank applied to a shirt, with allsupporting elements in supportin position.

Figure 4 is a cross section of Figure 3, taken along the line 4-4 ofFigure 3.

The envelope comprises a thin, flexible sheet of material, usuallycardboard, having front and back panels l and II, respectively, andscored along a longitudinal, medial line l2, whereby they may be foldedtogether. Each member I0 and II has an oppositely extending sideextension in the form of integral tabs Illa, Ila, respectively, the tabiDa being folded around the score line b, these tabs being adhesively orotherwise secured together, forming a tubular structure out of the blankwhen the front and back are folded upon one another as shown in theannexed drawings.

It will be noted that the front panel I0 is somewhat shorter than theback I l, the upper portion of the front being cut away leaving a curvedshoulder portion I3, 53a at each side of the blank.

Inner neckband tabs 14 and 15 are formed on the front blank beginning atthe high point of each shoulder and converging downwardly to a point Iton an imaginary line drawn substantially between the low points on theshoulders. An inverted triangular cut-out is formed in the panel ID atthis point. The inner neckband supports I 4 and [5 are made foldablealong score lines 14a, 15a, respectively, for a purpose which willhereinafter be pointed out.

integral extensions or Wings I and 181). This latter support carries twocover flaps l9 and 20 along its upper edge, hinged thereto along scorelines 19a and 26a, respectively, one cover flap bein positioned on eachside of the keystone tongue IT. A lowermost tab 2! projects down-"wardly from the central bottom portion of the neckband support It andis hinged thereto along score line Zia. The entire neckband support i8with its integral cover tabs l9 and 20 are cut out along continuous diecut 22, of which die cuts Ha, llb are a part. Thus, it will be obviousthat the keystone tongue ll carries the whole neckband support with itsconnected cover flaps.

The back panel II has a pair of cut-out portions 23 positionedsubstantially centrally of the panel, by means of which the envelope maybe gripped for manipulation when inserting a shirt. At the upper edge ofthe panel a substantially trapezoidal tab 24 is connected along scoreline 24a, and it has lateral wings 25, 26 joined to the tab along scorelines 25a, 26a, respectively.

The tab 24 forms a support for the rear portion of the collar and thewings 25, 2B permit the device to adapt itself to the curvature of thecollar.

In use, the front and back panels H) and il would be folded togetheralong score lines lllb and I2 and an adhesive applied to one or bothflaps ma, Ha, whereby the panels are joined together to form a tubularenvelope. The envelope is then grasped along the edge of the cutoutportions in the back panel by the thumb and forefinger, the remainingfingers pushing the front panel away from the back panel to open theenvelope and create a space for the insertion of a shirt A.

The shirt is inserted in the envelope, face up,

under, and they would be raised substantially vertically along scorelines [4a, l5a, respectively, to give vertical support to the frontportion of the collar, the uppermost button of the shirt lying in thetriangular opening between said tabs.

The lowermost tab 2! on the panel it would then be grasped between thumband forefinger and raised vertically, carrying with it the neckbandsupport [8 and the keystone tongue H, the whole swinging on score lineHe. The entire cut-out unit is then swung completely over backwards andarranged so that the outer neckband support 18 engages and lies closelyadjacent the neckband portion of the shirt, with the tab 2! pushedforwardly under the collar. The two 'cover flaps i9 and 26 are bentforwardly over the upper folded edge of the collar, along the scorelines l9a, 20a, respectively and thus tie the collar effectively to thewhole envelope by creating a force in the direction of the innerneckband supports [4, H5.

The opening created in the front panel [0, by folding the cutout portionupwardly as just described, may be closed by securing a transparentwindow such as glassine, cellophane or other similar material to theunderside of the panel In. This may be desirable to close the openingfor the further protection of the shirt, provides an additional spacefor advertising, and lends a distinctive atmosphere to the package.

Thus, it will be seen that the collar is protected and supported againstcrushing or misshaping forces at the front and rear thereof. The frontportion of the neckband is supported both along its inner and outerfaces, and the two supports therefor are tied together over the top ofthe collar by the flaps I9, 20.

It will beunderstood-that changes in the design and construction of theenvelope may be made without departing from the spirit of the inventionas defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, we claim:

1. A shirt envelope comprisingfront and back panels folded along oneside edge and connected along the other side edge to form a container,the front panel having its upperportion terminating substantially belowthe upper portion of the back paneland having downwardly converginginner neckband supports hinged thereto along correspondingly convergingscore lines; a

downwardly extending tongue formed in said front panel below saidneckband supports, said tongue being hinged to said panel at its upperend and supporting an outer neckband support hinged to said tongue atits lower end; said outer neckband support having integral cover flapshinged thereto on score lines on each side of said tongue; saidinnerneckband support slipping under the flaps of the collar when ashirt is'inserted into the envelope; the outer neckband support andtongue being swingable vertically and backwardly along the hinge of thelatter to fold over said collar and bring said outer neckvband supportinto position along the neckband of the collar, the cover flaps of saidneckband being foldable over the top of the collar and creating a forcein the direction of the inner neckband support to tie said supportstogether.

2. A shirt envelope comprising front and back panels folded along oneside edge and connected along theother side edge to form a container forsupporting a shirt and shirt collar, the front panel having its upperportion terminating substantially below the upper portion of the backpanel and having downwardly converging inner neckband supports hingedthereto along correspondingly converging score lines; a downwardlyextending tongue formed in said front panel below said neckbandsupports, said tongue being swingably connected to said panel at itsupper end, and having an outer neckband support swingablyconnected tosaid tongue at its lower end, a cover flap swingably carried by saidneckband support on each side of said tongue, said tongue and neckbandsupport being foldable over said front panel so as to overlie a collarthereon, said neckband support and cover flaps extending along saidcollar on each side thereof, the cover flaps being folded with respectto the support to overlie the collar.

References Citedin the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date Re. 19,620 Blumenstock June 25, 1935 2,081,408 Reich May 25,1937 2,197,173 Bacon Apr. 16, 1940

